''Macroschisma'', common name the narrow slot limpets, is a

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of sea snails,

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gastropod

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s in the

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Fissurellidae Fissurellidae, common name the keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Fissurellidae. Accessed through: World Register of ...

, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through:

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Species

Species within the genus ''Macroschisma'' include: *''

Macroschisma africanum ''Macroschisma africanum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (b ...

'' Tomlin, 1932 * ''

Macroschisma angustatum ''Macroschisma'', common name the narrow slot limpets, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through: Wor ...

'' A. Adams, 1851 *''

Macroschisma bakiei ''Macroschisma'', common name the narrow slot limpets, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through: Wor ...

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in Sowerby, 1862 *''

Macroschisma compressum ''Macroschisma compressum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class ...

, 1850 *''

Macroschisma cuspidatum ''Macroschisma'', common name the narrow slot limpets, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through: Wor ...

, 1851 *''

Macroschisma dilatatum ''Macroschisma'', common name the narrow slot limpets, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through: Wor ...

, 1851 *''

Macroschisma elegans ''Macroschisma'', common name the narrow slot limpets, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through: Wor ...

'' Preston, 1908 * ''

Macroschisma hiatula ''Macroschisma'', common name the narrow slot limpets, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through: Wor ...

'' Swainson, 1840 * ''

Macroschisma madreporaria ''Macroschisma'', common name the narrow slot limpets, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through: Wor ...

'' Hedley, 1907 *''

Macroschisma maximum ''Macroschisma'', common name the narrow slot limpets, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through: Wor ...

, 1851 *''

Macroschisma megatrema ''Macroschisma megatrema'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma megatrema'' A. Adams, 1851. Accessed through: World Register o ...

, 1851 *''

Macroschisma munitum ''Macroschisma'', common name the narrow slot limpets, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through: Wor ...

'' ( Iredale, 1940) *''

Macroschisma productum ''Macroschisma productum'', common name the elongated keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Rosenberg, G. (2014). Macroschisma productum A. Adams, ...

, 1850 *''

Macroschisma rubrum ''Macroschisma rubrum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropoda mollusk in the family Fissurellidae. Distribution The length of the shell varies between 14 mm and 21 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philipp ...

'' Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015 * ''

Macroschisma scutiformis ''Macroschisma'', common name the narrow slot limpets, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through: Wor ...

'' G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869 *''

Macroschisma sinense ''Macroschisma sinense'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

, 1855 *''

Macroschisma tasmaniae ''Macroschisma'', common name the narrow slot limpets, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Macroschisma'' Gray, 1835. Accessed through: ...

'' ( Sowerby, 1862) Macrochisma munita 002

;Species brought into synonymy: *''Macroschisma africana'' (sic): synonym of ''

'' Tomlin, 1932 *''Macroschisma canalifera'' ( Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869): synonym of '' Lucapinella canalifera'' (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869) *''Macroschisma compressa'' (sic): synonym of ''

, 1850 *''Macroschisma cuspidata'' (sic): synonym of ''

, 1851 *''Macroschisma dilatata'' (sic): synonym of ''

, 1851 *''Macroschisma magathura'' (sic): synonym of ''

, 1851 *''Macroschisma maxima'' ic: synonym of ''

, 1851 *''Macroschisma munita'' (sic): synonym of ''

'' ( Iredale, 1940) *''Macroschisma producta'' (sic): synonym of ''

, 1850 *''Macroschisma sinensis'' ic: synonym of ''

, 1855

References

* Cotton, B. C., 1959. ''South Australian Mollusca''. Archaeogastropoda. W.L. Hawes, Adelaide.. 449 pp., 1 pl. * Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F., 1962 1/Dec/1962 ''A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales''. Mem. Aust. Mus., 11:0-0 * Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J., 1962. ''Marine Molluscs of Victoria.'' Melbourne University Press and National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne. xv, 475 * Wilson, B., 1993. ''Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods''. Odyssey Publishing, Kallaroo, WA

External links

Herbert D.G. (2015). An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca). Zootaxa. 4049(1): 1-98To GenBank To ITISTo World Register of Marine Species
* Gastropod genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{Fissurellidae-stub